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Question 1

Concepts

Answer 1

Building blocks of theory

Question 2

Theory

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is constructed from a set of concepts whose relationships are used to explain, understand, or appreciate the phenomenon of interest the theorist wants to address.

Question 3

Heuristics

Answer 3

a way of solving problems by discovering things yourself and learning from your own experiences.

rules of thumb and strategies that guide your choice and behavior

Question 4

paradigm

Answer 4

worldview that is firmly entrenched in the minds and actions of purveyors who are typically unwilling or unable to consider alternatives.

Question 5

modern perspective

Answer 5

produces theories that offer causal explanation. Works with quantitative methods.

Question 6

Symbolic perspective

Answer 6

engages empathy and insight

favors qualitative methods with ethnography being the most popular example

Question 7

risk of qualitative research

Answer 7

overgeneralization

when broad conclusions are based on a small sample of data

Question 8

postmodern perspective (critique to modern persp.)

Answer 8

relies on appreciation of the phenomena of interest. It focuses on those who influence organizational phenomena, and its purpose is to question and reveal their intentions and motivations.

Question 9

What do postmodernists provoke?

Answer 9

reflexivity by encouraging awareness of the ethical implications of managing organizing, and theorizing.

Question 10

Ontology

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Branch of philosophy that deals with assumptions about existence and definitions of reality

Question 11

Epistemology

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Another branch of philosophy that examines what counts as knowledge and how such knowledge is formed.

Question 12

Reliability

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assures that the results of empirical studies do not vary across repetitions

Question 13

validity

Answer 13

establishes that what you set out to study is what, if fact, you studied

Question 14

Ontology of Postmodernism

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linguistic ontology, the linguistic turn, which. means to accept that the world is made by, rather than mirrored in, language

Question 15

Ontology of Symbolic perspective

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Subjective - belief that we cannot know an external or objective reality apart from our subjective awareness of it

Question 16

Isomorphism

Answer 16

If the environment is simple, the organization takes a simple form. Complex environments favor complex organizations.